Monday, April 21, 2014
Video - Low key easter celebrations in Nigeria
Five days after the blast that killed at least 74 people at a bus terminal in Nigeria"s capital Abuja, the Easter celebrations were low key, with a high security presence. Soldiers mounted checkpoints at major junctions, hotels and churches. Even at fun spots, which are crowded on public holidays, the turnout was relatively scanty and even those, who dared to have a good time, made it clear they were taking a risk. However, children managed to have a good time in spite of the security situation.
Related story: Video - Bomb blast in Abuja kills 71
Video - Recycling incetive introduced in Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria's largest city, Lagos produces around 10,000 tonnes of waste every day. To tackle the problem, working class neighbourhoods are being offered incentives to recycle trash. An innovative loyalty scheme offers electrical equipment, groceries and phone credit in return for garbage.
More girls escape from kidnappers
Seven of the 85 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing after being abducted last week have escaped, the local state governor says.
Another girl had run home on the day of the attack, meaning 77 are still missing, said Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima.
About 130 girls were seized from their school hostel by gunmen last Monday.
Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the kidnapping but has not issued any statement.
Some 1,500 people are believed to have been killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram this year alone.
The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", is fighting to establish Islamic law in Nigeria. It often targets educational establishments.
Mr Shettima did not give details of how the girls had escaped, for security reasons.
The headmistress of the school in the town of Chibok on Saturday called on the kidnappers to "have mercy on the students".
It is thought that the militants took the girls to forested areas near the Cameroonian border.
Parents and vigilante group have gone there to help search for the teenage girls.
Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in north-east Nigeria have been under emergency rule since last May.
BBC
Another girl had run home on the day of the attack, meaning 77 are still missing, said Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima.
About 130 girls were seized from their school hostel by gunmen last Monday.
Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the kidnapping but has not issued any statement.
Some 1,500 people are believed to have been killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram this year alone.
The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", is fighting to establish Islamic law in Nigeria. It often targets educational establishments.
Mr Shettima did not give details of how the girls had escaped, for security reasons.
The headmistress of the school in the town of Chibok on Saturday called on the kidnappers to "have mercy on the students".
It is thought that the militants took the girls to forested areas near the Cameroonian border.
Parents and vigilante group have gone there to help search for the teenage girls.
Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in north-east Nigeria have been under emergency rule since last May.
BBC
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Video - Chimamanda Adichie on the theatrical release of Half of a Yellow Sun
Best selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oscar nominated Chiwetel Ejiofor and film director Biyi Bandele. shares their thoughts on the film adaptation of best-selling novel Half of a Yellow Sun.
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Search continues for kidnapped school girls
Security forces in Borno State in Nigeria are searching for dozens of teenage girls abducted by suspected members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
It is thought that they were taken to a forest near the Cameroonian border.
The abductions are the latest in a series of attacks being blamed on Boko Haram. On Monday, 71 people were killed in two explosions at a bus station in the capital Abuja.
BBC
It is thought that they were taken to a forest near the Cameroonian border.
The abductions are the latest in a series of attacks being blamed on Boko Haram. On Monday, 71 people were killed in two explosions at a bus station in the capital Abuja.
BBC
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